"death-bed" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: death-beds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} death-bed (plural death-beds)
  1. Alternative spelling of deathbed Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: deathbed
    Sense id: en-death-bed-en-noun-9AWA84Bt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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